Its no secret that Steve Bannon wants to oversee the demise of the mainstream media, but President Donald Trumps senior adviser probably wouldnt mind incapacitating the Republican Party in order to remake it into his own image as well.

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Bannon (and Trump, for that matter) recently referred to the media, as the opposition party. Thats a cause congressional Republicans could get behind, but a series of emails last year could foreshadow a big problem for GOP incumbents, particularly those who disagree with the president or his administration.

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The new order

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As long as Bannon is talking about a new political order, there is the potential for the new administration to get involved against GOP lawmakers, whether by sowing seeds of discontent through friendly media outlets or through the president tweeting endorsements for challengers. The threat of a primary could cause members to pledge allegiance to Trump over House leadership when the two sides are at odds.